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    Default Does Canadian Customs Know About U.S. Warrants

    I have a active bench warrant in Pennsylvania for a unpaid parking ticket. I have already plead guilty but neverpaid it. It's 197 dollars. If i drive into Canada at Niagara falls will the warrant show up and will i be arrested? If I am arrested what would happen?

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    Default Re: Do Pennsylvania Warrants Show Up at Canada Customs

    You will likely need to lie to immigration. If they check you, you will be turned back to the US side. They will likely call ahead for your arrest to be handled.

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    Default Re: Do Pennsylvania Warrants Show Up at Canada Customs

    This forum deals with what US legal circumstances and not the Canadians. In any case, I would be be more concerned about the warrant showing up while re-entering the the US. At that point being arrested on a warrant becomes a very real possibility.

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    Default Re: Does Canadian Customs Know About U.S. Warrants

    For $197? Why not send a check and close out the case.

    The U.S. shares a lot of information with Canada for purposes of immigration. Whether your warrant will be among that information isn't something we can tell you. I doubt that Canada is going to exclude somebody over an unpaid parking ticket, but that's something you're going to need to address with a Canadian immigration lawyer or Canadian legal resource.

    I have never seen an interstate warrant from a parking ticket, so I doubt that you're going to be detained anywhere but Pennsylvania (and even there, the warrant may have a limited pickup radius). But seriously, pay the fine, put it behind you.

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